POSTERS of a missing hiker were put up by police yesterday as the search for him goes on.

Officers hope someone will recognise 46-year-old Keith Webster, who has been missing since Monday.

He was last seen walking across the Electric Mountain car park in Llanberis, where his car has been recovered.

Mr Webster, from Liverpool, is described as being around 5ft 8in and of medium build with brown eyes. He is bald and has a fair complexion and was last seen wearing a brown jacket and jeans, black trainers and carrying a small black backpack.

Search teams including police, RAF, Mountain Rescue and sniffer dogs have been combing the area.

Sergeant Non Gibson from Caernarfon police station said: “We are concerned for Mr Webster’s safety and are appealing to anybody who may know of his whereabouts, or to anyone who may have seen a man of a similar description, to contact us immediately.

“We are particularly keen to speak to anybody who has been walking in the area.”